WJBM

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WJBM
Broadcast area Jersey, Greene, and Calhoun counties
Frequency 1480 kHz AM
BrandingReal Country 104.7/1480
Programming
Format Country music
Ownership
Owner
  • Doug Smith
  • (GBI Communications, LLC)
WBBA-FM
History
First air date
June 23, 1960 (first license granted)
Technical information
Facility ID 23265
Class D
Power 500 watts day
32 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
39°6′46.00″N90°18′43.00″W / 39.1127778°N 90.3119444°W / 39.1127778; -90.3119444
Translator(s) 104.7 MHz (W284DN - Jerseyville, Illinois)
Links
Website wjbmradio.com

WJBM (1480 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. [1] It is licensed to Jerseyville, Illinois, United States. The station is currently owned by Doug Smith, through licensee GBI Communications, LLC. [2]

Contents

DJ Two Rivers Radio purchased WJBM in 2003, along with its sister station WBBA-FM, from Brown Radio Group Inc. for $320,000. [3] WJBM broadcast an oldies format at the time of its sale. [3]

WJBM Previous logo WJBM 1480AM logo.jpg
WJBM Previous logo

Effective March 14, 2022, DJ Two Rivers Radio transferred the licenses of WJBM and WBBA-FM, along with the construction permit for translator W284DN, to Doug Smith's GBI Communications, LLC as settlement of a lawsuit between the two parties.

Current programming

Monday - Friday

12–6 am – Real Country
6–8 am – Real Country Morning Show w/Alley Ringhausen
8 am – 9 am – Real Country Morning Show w/Craig Baalman
9 am – 10 am – RFD Today
10 am – 11 am – Adams on Agriculture
11 am – noon – Real Country
noon – 1 pm – Real Country Lunch Break w/Craig Baalman
1–midnight – Real Country

Saturday

12–8 am – Real Country
8–9 am – Real Country Morning Show Saturday w/Craig Baalman
9–midnight – Real Country

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009.
  2. "WJBM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 Changing Hands, Broadcasting & Cable , November 6, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2015